Head-gear.



s. E. HALL.

HEAD GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1914.

' Patented May18, 1915.

IE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTG-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D C.

SARAH E. HALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

I HEAD-GEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay18, 1915.

Application filed Augustl, 1914. Serial No. 8 54,5 81. I

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SARAH E. HALL, a citizenof the United States, and residing at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Gear, of whichthe following, taken in connection with the drawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a head gear, morespecifically of a type forming a combined bonnet and hat, orconstruction that may be changed from a bonnet to a hat and vice versa.

A further object of my invention is to provide a head gear of the classdescribed which is so constructed and arranged that the size of it iseasily and quickly adjustable to different sized heads, or to fit headshaving a large or small amount of hair.

A further object of my invention is to provide a head gear which isadapted to be adjusted to fit over the head as a bonnet covering theback of the neck of the wearer,

and by adjusting as hereinafter described it may be changed to form ahat of the turban type.

With these and other objects in view I have illustrated what I nowconsider the preferred form of my construction, although many of thedetails thereof may be changed without departing from the spirit of myinvention, and in these drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecompleted bonnet; Fig. 2 is a similar view with a section broken away toillustrate the separate inner crown; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theconstruction after being folded and adjusted as a hat; Fig. 4:illustrates the preferred shape of the front or stiffened portion of thehead piece; Fig. 5 is a'plan view of the crown and neck piece; and Fig.6 is a view of a separate'inner head covering detached from the bonnet.

In the form of head gear or bonnet which I have illustrated in thedrawings, I require a head piece or foundation A preferably of anysuitable stifi material, such as canvas or the like, which is shaped asshown in Fig. 4. This head piece is preferably wider across the centerthan at theends thereof as shown, and is out long enough on the sides tofit over the top of the head of the wearer and extend below the ears.This head piece is covered on both sides with any kind of materialdesired and trimmed as may suit the fancy of the wearer.: As illustratedin the drawings, this head piecehas a smoothcovering for the bodyportion a, and is prov vided with a shirred edge a, which may be ofdili'erent material, and forms a suitable trimming for the bonnet. Thehead piece is provided with eye-lets 0L2, passing through the head pieceand its'covering material for the purpose of securing the covering tothe head piece and also as a means' of ventila tion. Detachably securedto this head piece are the outer and inner crowns B, B, each of which isformed of a single piece of ma- I terial as illustrated in Fig. 5, ofpractically the same shape, with the exception that the inner crown isshorter at the bottom than the outer crown which is provided with a neckpiece 6 and the outer crown is preferably made larger. Each of thesecrowns is gathered around the curved edge. b to fit the contour of thehead piece A, and" is preferably secured thereto by detachable fasteners5 which permit itto be readily removed when found desirable. Both-theouter and inner crowns are shirred or gathered across the lower partthereof as atc to fit the back of the neckof the person. V

The outer crown B is provided with .a short neck piece or skirt Z1,which is preferably an extension of the outer crown, which forms aprotection from the sun at the back of the neck of the wearer.

A loop O extends angularly across the 7 lower ends of the head piece ateach side thereof and is adaptedto receive the ends,

of a veil whichmay 'be'worn to protect the face of the wearer, or-totrimthe bonnet as desired. I I 1 A neck band D is detachably' secured ateach end thereof to the head piece on each side of the bonnet and isadapted to be worn at the back of the neck to hold the crown B and theneck piece 6 firmly in place, or by unfastening one end thereof thewearer may pass the hand through the loops C and under the chin andsecure it in place on the opposite side thereof, bringing the headcovering closer to the face of the wearer to better protect the face ofthe wearer from wind, dust, dirt, .etc. The outer crown B may be drawnunder the band D when worn at the back of the neck to bring the crowncloser to the head. 7

The outer and inner crowns B, B, are 7 provided with a pluralilty ofbands 6,6, 6

which may be arranged in any manner desired, and inside of which isprovided a tape, elastic or cord, 6 which may be drawn through the sameto adjust the size of the crown larger or smaller as desired, to fit thehead of the wearer. This adjustment is accomplished by simply tighteningthe tape and securing it in a knot to hold it in the proper position.

Upon the lower outer corners of the head piece is a fastening device f,which is adapted to engage its companion piece f, when the outer rim Aof the head piece A is folded to the position shown in Fig. 3 to convertthe bonnet into a turban or hat. The rim of the head piece A beingturned upwardly as shown in Fig. 3, forms the rim of the hat, the neckpiece I) is also turned upwardly andthe shirred strip D is drawn acrossit and fastened on the opposite side to hold it in position, forming thefront of the turban.

A crown may be adjusted to a smaller size if desired by drawing thecords e closer together until the crown is adjusted to the proper size.This change of form may be easily and quickly made and converts theconstruction into a Very neat and convenient hat, and one which can beas quickly and conveniently changed to a bonnet when the wearer desires.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a detached head covering to be worn inside of thebonnet to protect the hair from the dust and dirt. This covering F maybe made of the same material as the bonnet and is provided with darts Facross the front side to bring the covering down over the forehead andto fit closely around the face. The sides 9, g, are elongated to coverthe ears. Cords g, preferably of elastic, are secured to the sides andends of the covering and extend around the head of the wearer to holdthe same in place when worn.

I claim:

1. A head gear comprising a head piece formed of suitable stiffeningmaterial an adjustable detachable crown secured to said head piece, andan adjustablezband secured to the ends of the head piece and adapted tobe worn at the front or back of the neck of the wearer, substantially asdescribed.

2. A head gear comprising a head piece formed of suitable stifieningmaterial, the

edge of which is adapted to be turned or rolled upon itself to form ahat rim, an outer and an inner adjustable crown detachably secured tosaid head piece, and a neck band having the ends thereof secured at eachend of the head piece, substantially as de scribed.

3. A head gear comprising a head piece formed of stifiening material, anouter and an inner crown detachably secured to said head piece, andmeans for increasing or decreasing the size of said crowns,substantially as described.

' 4. A head gear comprising a head piece formed of suitable stiffeningmaterial, an adjustable crown detachably secured to said head piece,said crown formed with an elongated portion forming the neck piece inthe bonnet and an upturned front when converted into a hat, and anelastic band extending across the same and holding it in place,substantially as described.

5. A convertible head gear having a head piece formed of suitablestiffening material, an adjustable crown detachably secured thereto, theedge of said head piece adapted to be rolled or turned upon itself toform the rim of a hat, and means for securing said rim in upturnedposition, substantially as described.

6. A convertible head gear having a head piece formed of suitablestiffening material and adapted to be rolled or turned upon itself toform the rim of a hat, an adjustable crown secured thereto, and adetachable inner head covering, shaped to fit closely to the features ofthe wearer, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

SARAH E. HALL.

\Vitnesses ARTHUR B. RUSSELL, VVELLs GoonrrUE.

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